OSHA Inspection: HOMESTEAD DECOR, INC.

Issued

2013-01-29 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $1400.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.453(b)(2)(v):     A body belt shall be worn and a lanyard attached to the boom or basket when working from an aerial lift.  Note to paragraph (b)(2)(v): As of January 1, 1998, subpart M of this part (1926.502(d)) provides that body belts are not acceptable as part of a personal fall arrest system. The use of a body belt in a tethering system or in a restraint system is acceptable and is regulated under 1926.502(e).    a)The employee who operated the aerial lift at an elevated height of 20 feet or greater was not secured by a belt or equivalent means to the boom or basket to prevent exposure to falls from the basket.

Issued

2013-01-29 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-02-15 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.132(a):     Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.        a) Personal fall protective equipment was not worn when an employee exited the aerial lift onto a roof exposing them to falls in excess of 20 feet.